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W. Va. Safety Officials Propose Fines For Wayne Sawmill
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WAYNE, W.Va. (AP) – Federal workplace safety officials are proposing $214,000 in fines against a West Virginia sawmill they cited just two years ago. On Monday, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced fines for 27 violations against Wayne Lumber & Mulch Inc. The agency cited the company for nine repeat violations from a… Read More

Kentucky Governor Spokeswoman Going to Trump Campaign
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin’s spokeswoman is leaving to take a position with the Donald Trump campaign. Jessica Ditto is resigning to become deputy communications director for the Republican nominee for president. Before being named as Bevin’s spokeswoman last year, Ditto was communications director for his campaign and transition office. She also… Read More

Two Bobcats Named MAC East Players of the Week
By: Mary Ryznar
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After a close game with the No. 15 ranked Tennessee which ended with an Ohio loss of 28-19, linebacker Quentin Poling and kicker Louie Zervos were each named Mid-American Conference East Division Players of the Week. Poling led an Ohio defense that held Tennessee to its worst rushing game of the season and managed to… Read More

Adyn’s Dream Fundraiser Brings Big Bluegrass Names to Athens
By: Emily Votaw
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Adyn Bucher is a young girl with an infectious grin, a love of vibrant hair colors and a real passion for music. She is also one of thousands of people in the country fighting a lifelong battle with spinal muscular atrophy, a genetic disease that weakens the motor nerve cells in the spinal cord, which… Read More

W. Va. Lawmakers Send Flooding Recovery Bill To Governor
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia lawmakers have quickly sent Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin a bill that addresses recovery costs from deadly floods in June. The Senate voted 32-0 Monday for a bill to put $85 million in state money toward its flood recovery cost share. The House approved the legislation Sunday. The bill includes… Read More

Pumpkin-Spiced Rice Pudding
By Adrianna Adarme / PBS Fresh Taste Blog There’s a brigade that is very against anything pumpkin-spiced. And you know what, I sort of get it. The pumpkin-spiced latte that is sold at the very popular chain coffee shop is not for me. It tastes like autumnal chemicals and I give it a big “no,… Read More

Dr. Alex Dehgan Solves World Environmental and Conservation Problems
Dr. Alex Dehgan, a world renowned entrepreneur, expedition leader, diplomat and development official — specializing in creative science, technology and leadership — recently visited Ohio University’s Voinovich School and Environmental Science Program. Dr. Dehgan specializes in innovative approaches to solving global conservation and environmental challenges. He has had experience in 90 counties and 6 continents…. Read More

Demonstration Planned Over Fatal Police Shooting Of Ohio Boy
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Organizers plan a demonstration in Ohio’s capital calling for justice for a 13-year-old boy who was fatally shot by a policeman investigating a reported armed robbery. The lunchtime demonstration planned Monday at Columbus City Hall comes after Tyre King was shot Sept. 14. Columbus police say he ran from investigators pursuing… Read More

State OKs $5.6M For 2nd Phase Of Buckeye Lake Dam Project
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A panel that oversees state spending has approved $5.6 million toward the next phase of work to replace a deteriorated dam in central Ohio. The Ohio Controlling Board approved the funding request by the state Department of Natural Resources to cover pre-construction costs for the second phase of the Buckeye Lake… Read More